I guess I should really be reviewing the Chipmunk/Ironik concert I was planning to go to a couple of weeks ago or even the football match I was going to see the next day up in Aberdeen.
The concert got postponed and the lineup completely changed apart from Chipmunk. Got an automated phone call two days before. Not impressed.
The car broke down on the way to Aberdeen. In the usual Scottish rain.
So not a good weekend, but onto my review:
Michael Jackson’s This is It
I went to see it last night at the cinemas.
Michael was undoubtedly a musical genius. If you are a fan, or maybe you just like some of his songs or just one, you will enjoy this. I started tapping my feet and nodding away from the very beginning. It’s a shame there’s not much space in the aisles or I would have been dancing ;).
The movie is simply a collection of footage from his rehearsals for the concerts which were to be held at The O2 arena in London.However they give you an entertaining insight into what an amazing show the concert would have been.
Appropriately starting with footage of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", the movie quickly moves on to greats such as “Bad” and “Billie Jean”. What did not come soon enough for me was “Thriller”. Shot with new 3-D footage which I wasn’t too keen upon, it was still one of the highlights.
Finishing off with some of Michael’s best work: "Black Or White", "Earth Song", "Billie Jean" and "Man In The Mirror", This is It was highly entertaining and well put together.
There was a definite final message at the end with regards to saving the planet and climate change, continuing the “Earth Song” theme. In a way that was not an ending I was expecting. While it is a good message. What I liked most about the movie was that it was celebrating Michael’s genius with the most appropriate tool – his music. There were no sad moments, no references to his death, not even an RIP which was very appropriate. While this ending message was good, I think I was expecting a more uplifting, buoyant quote from Michael or even just a HeeeHee.
Many have called Michael Jackson’s This is it a documentary but for me it fits more as something which would be a bonus feature on say, what would have been the concert’s DVD. That is not to say that as such it would be relegated to a “never actually get round to watch it” position. This is It is definitely worth a watch.
2 comments:
I want to watch it too! Have seen snippets of it on TV and it looks good. Now after reading your review I must definitely watch it. Not a great fan of MJ but I'm aware of the impact he had or still has in the music industry.
I watched it with my wife who is a huge MJ fan. Not being as hardcore, I remained quite detached in the aftermath of his death. But after watching This Is It, I realised what a great performer we had lost. The concerts would have been some of the best, and it's too sad we'll never get to see them.
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